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Short vs Smeets, Corus 2010

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:47:32 +0000

A crazy game from the final round of the 2010 Corus Chess tournament, held from the 15th to the 31st of January 2010 in Wijk aan Zee, between Nigel Short and Jan Smeets.

Nigel Short, facing the Petrov’s Defence, responds with an extremely rare line in a game reminiscent of the 19th Century.

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Anand vs Kramnik, Corus 2010, Part 2

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:22:15 +0000

This is part 2 of a game between great rivals Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik at the 2010 Corus Chess tournament, held from the 15th to the 31st of January 2010 in Wijk aan Zee.

Anand unusually starts with 1.e4, and Kramnik responds with the Petrov, 1.. e5 2. Nf3 Nf6.

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Anand vs Kramnik, Corus 2010, Part 1

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Anand vs Kramnik, Corus 2010, Part 1

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:17:52 +0000

This is part 1 of a game between great rivals Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik at the 2010 Corus Chess tournament, held from the 15th to the 31st of January 2010 in Wijk aan Zee.

Anand unusually starts with 1.e4, and Kramnik responds with the Petrov, 1.. e5 2. Nf3 Nf6.

Series:

Anand vs Kramnik, Corus 2010, Part 2

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Petrov’s Defence – the Marshall Trap

admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:30:02 +0000

The Petrov’s Defence Main Line, 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5, contains a trap for white. With seemingly normal development, white can fall into a devastating trap.

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Petrov’s Defence – An introduction

admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:10:15 +0000

This video introduces the Petrov’s Defence, which begins 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6.

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